Red Bud is 1-9 against Freeburg since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Musketeers will take on the Midgets at 4:30 p.m. Red Bud is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Red Bud came into this matchup off a tough seven-run defeat on Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Alton by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Musketeers have suffered since March 19th.
Red Bud saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was BARRETT Wagner, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Freeburg never let their opponents score on Saturday. They put the hurt on Centralia with a sharp 7-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Midgets have posted against the Orphans since May 13, 2017.
Not much got past Liam Scaiefe, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Centralia off the board. Scaiefe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, John Higgins was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Cole Miller was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Freeburg's win bumped their record up to 15-13. As for Red Bud, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-7.
Red Bud suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Freeburg when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Musketeers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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